Two doors down from the rock club that Mimi McLaughlin and Matt Douglas are about to play, there is plenty of pizza, pitchers of beer and a boisterous gaggle of UNC undergraduates. Tonight, though, the two musicians are not here to party or talk about the music they’ll soon play. Instead, they’re dishing on a […]
Corbie Hill
Bio: Corbie Hill lives on three wooded acres in Pittsboro, where he is a writer, musician, dad of two and community college English instructor. He is a regular contributor to INDY Week's music section.Twitter: http://twitter.com/afraidofthebear
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Pace yourself: Hopscotch 2013 Day 3 highlights
A friend of mine posted on Facebook that “Hopscotch is a marathon, not a sprint”; his analogy gives and gives. Like in a distance race, you have to keep yourself hydrated; you need to wear the right shoes and know how to pace yourself. And, like in a distance race, you’re going to feel awful, […]
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One in, one out: Hopscotch 2013 Day 2 highlights
Last night at Hopscotch was a night of one in, one out. Even early on, during Seattle’s Rose Windows, the now much smaller Berkeley Cafe had a line out front; Slim’s, that night’s home of metal, was the same way all night. And even on the City Plaza Stage, during Future Islands‘ set, came the […]
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How Hopscotch looks to the rest of North Carolina
From within the Triangle, it’s easy to get excited when hometown heroes Superchunk co-headline Hopscotch with The Flaming Lips, as happened in 2011, or when relative Triangle newcomers such as The Love Language and Helping Hand Mission Band open for Public Enemy, as in 2010. Though we can see these locals often enough, there’s something […]
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Nomadic instrumentalist Justin Johnson brings his homemade cigar box guitars to Carrboro
Diddley-Bow and Cigar Box Guitar Workshops Saturday, Aug. 31 11 a.m.–1 p.m. 1:30–3:30 p.m $22–$29 The ArtsCenter In the parking lot of York Emporium, a bookstore and repository of pop culture miscellany in York, Penn., Justin Johnson has set up camp. On Thursday night, he and partner Nikki Jaegar parked their RV and popped out […]
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Mandolin Orange’s This Side of Jordan
Mandolin Orange with South Carolina Broadcasters, Big Fat Gap Cat’s Cradle Friday, Aug. 23, 9 p.m., $10 When Mandolin Orange released their 2010 debut, Quiet Little Room, the duo of Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz were just another young band trying to manage powerful storytelling tools. They fell short. The music sounded pretty, but symbolism […]
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Girls Rock NC showcase – July 12, Local 506
Near the end of Friday’s Girls Rock NC showcase at Local 506 in Chapel Hill, founder Amelia Shull took the microphone while the final band set up. She addressed the packed room – the rock club crowded with families, for once – and painted a hopeful picture of a future woman president counting Girls Rock […]
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Former Brooklyn rocker Kamara Thomas pursues a singer-songwriter future in Durham
Kamara Thomas Monday, June 24 7 p.m., free Casbah Kamara Thomas is new to Durham, but she already seems quite comfortable here. After eight years playing with Brooklyn rockers Earl Greyhound and nearly 13 years in New York overall, she finds the Bull City comparatively quiet and peaceful. Thomas has explored everywhere that’s walkable from […]
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UNC’s ConvergeNC Southern music festival focuses on more than roots
ConvergeNC Music Festival Saturday, April 6 3:30 p.m.–midnight Bell Tower Amphitheater, UNC-Chapel Hill Mipso, Virgins Family Band, Hiss Golden Messenger, Kaze, Some Army, TURCHI, Music Maker Blues Revue Facebook Twitter It’s a cold day in late March, but two-dozen University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill undergrads are gathering excitedly at the Bell Tower Amphitheater, a humble […]
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As Jphono1, John Harrison finds creative comfort
Jphono1 plays Friday, March 8, at Casbah with Wembley and Actual Persons Living or Dead. Tickets for the 9 p.m. show are $6. John Harrison lives in a little brick house in downtown Chapel Hill with his wife, Heather, their 10-year-old dog, MC Parker, and a one-eyed tabby, Clementine. A bearded guy with broad shoulders […]